International Aid for Korean Animals

IAKA/KAPS campaign against the torture and consumption of companion animals in Korea.

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Member since October 2000.
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WebSite:

www.koreananimals.org

Contact: Kyenan Kum

Address:

P.O. Box 20600

City,
State:

Oakland,
California
Zip:94620-0600

Phone:

510-271-6795
Fax:
510-271-6795

Description:

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Nonprofit: Yes

IAKA is a non-profit organization founded by Kyenan Kum in 1997 to promote
animal protection and humane education in Korea. Since its inception Kyenan has
worked tirelessly, campaigning worldwide to educate the international community
about the difficult conditions for dogs and cats in Korea. A major victory for
IAKA came in 2007 with the revision and strengthening of Korea’s 1991 Animal
Protection law, which IAKA had long campaigned and petitioned to improve. KAPES
was founded in late 2007 by Kyenan Kum and Haesun Park as a response to the
newly strengthened Animal Protection law. The two activists realized that with
stronger legal protections in place, direct protest of the government and of the
meat trade would be less productive than eliminating the demand for dog and cat
meat altogether, through hands-on education.IAKA/KAPES seeks to work in
partnership with the government to successfully affect positive change in Korean
society. The time is finally right to eliminate the plight of Korea’s dogs and
cats.